New UP Congress chief inherits a legacy of failures (News Analysis)
September 12th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 12 (IANS) Will Nirmal Khatri, the little-known newly appointed Uttar Pradesh state Congress president, be able to turn the fortunes of India's grand old party and bring ... Read more...
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Anna’s political move face-saver or inevitable? Debate is on
August 5th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Was Team Anna's announcement of foraying into politics a face saving arrangement, a sign of a failed movement or was it always political, choosing ... Read more...
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Chidambaram assumes charge of finance
August 1st, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Palaniappan Chidambaram Wednesday took charge of the finance ministry after a gap of nearly four years, raising expectations that he would take steps to ... Read more...
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Elaborate security for Agra municipal polls
June 27th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Agra, June 26 (IANS) Authorities stepped up security in Agra for Wednesday's municipal polls which will test the popularity of the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh. The SP is ... Read more...
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Trinamool wins first assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh
June 15th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 15 (IANS) On a day when the Samajwadi Party (SP) ditched the Trinamool Congress for the UPA's presidential candidate, the Mamata Banerjee-led party stunned the SP government ... Read more...
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Dimple Yadav to launch second political innings Tuesday
June 4th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 4 (IANS) Dimple Yadav, wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, will file her nomination for the Kannauj Lok Sabha by-poll Tuesday, a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi indicates major shakeup in Uttar Pradesh Congress
May 2nd, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 2 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday dropped enough hints about a major shake up in the Uttar Pradesh unit of the party, saying no one ... Read more...
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Two UP Congress leaders hitch onto Samajwadi Party bicycle (News Analysis)
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) Notwithstanding the bonhomie evident at the recent meeting between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, ties between the state's ruling ... Read more...
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UP BJP leaders blame Kushwaha episode for debacle
April 17th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) The disconnect and the discontent straining the national and the Uttar Pradesh unit leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is slowly trickling out ... Read more...
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Did loud mouth ministers script Congress debacle in UP?
April 6th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Did loud mouth central ministers script the Congress debacle in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls?While party leaders officially refuse to say much, insiders admit the ... Read more...
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Mayawati calls meet to take stock of rout
March 11th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) Amid hectic activity in the Samajwadi Party (SP) camp for the swearing in of the new chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, and government formation, outgoing Chief ... Read more...
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Jairam hopes Akhilesh brings in good governance to UP
March 10th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hiware Bazar (Maharashtra), March 10 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday congratulated Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister-designate Akhilesh Yadav and hoped that his reign would bring in good governance in ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh BJP chief offers to quit
March 8th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) Taking responsibility for the dismal performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, state unit chief Surya Pratap Shahi has ... Read more...
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Never in Politics again: Shekhar Suman
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) Politics is a strict no-no for actor Shekhar Suman, who is coming back on the small screen with the new season of his popular satirical ... Read more...
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Kushwaha issue divides BJP, Congress questions its credentials (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Divisions appeared in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday with opposition within the ranks as well as from the allies to the induction of ... Read more...
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Tenth round of Bihar panchayat polls concludes (Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 18 (IANS) The tenth round of Bihar panchayat polls Wednesday saw voter turnout of around 60 percent, officials said. Voting was largely peaceful, barring sporadic incidents of ... Read more...
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Tenth round of Bihar panchayat polls under way
May 18th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 18 (IANS) Voting for the tenth and final round of Bihar panchayat polls began amid tight security Wednesday morning and was proceeding peacefully, officials said.According to Election Commission ... Read more...
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Kashmir holds peaceful panchayat polls
May 16th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) People exercised their franchise peacefully yet again in the Jammu and Kashmir panchayat polls Monday, with women voters in particular turning out in large numbers in ... Read more...
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Anti-bleeding kits distributed ahead of Bengal poll
May 9th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) A day before the last phase of the West Bengal assembly polls, at least 200 kits that prevent bleeding were distributed in the Maoist-affected districts ... Read more...
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CPI-M using police to manipulate voters: Mamata
May 5th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Midnapore (West Bengal), May 5 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday accused the ruling Marxists of using police to terrorise voters in Maoist-affected areas of West Bengal.Banerjee alleged ... Read more...
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Left Front complains to poll panel on paid news
May 4th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission that a section of media was playing a partisan role and publishing "paid ... Read more...
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Third phase of Bengal polls has its share of criminal candidates
April 21st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) As many as 54 out of 280 candidates contesting the third phase of the West Bengal assembly polls spread over 75 constituencies have criminal cases ... Read more...
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Large voter turnout signals decisive verdicts: Analysts
April 17th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Large voter turnout in states that have had assembly polls so far is a sign of decisive verdict by the electorate and the outcome ... Read more...
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Polls in Singur, Nandigram cometh, notification Thursday
April 6th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Notification for the fourth phase of polls in West Bengal will be issued Thursday, and these include crucial areas like Singur, Nandigram and some other Marxist ... Read more...
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Election 2011 begins peacefully with Assam, 66 percent turnout (Roundup)
April 4th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) Elections to five assemblies, the biggest vote since the 2009 general polls, began Monday with the first phase being held in Assam where more than ... Read more...
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Full security for poll officials in Bengal’s Maoist belt
March 30th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Helicopters will be on stand-by for emergencies as the authorities are busy making fool-proof security arrangements in West Bengal's Maoist heartland which goes to the hustings ... Read more...
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Good chances of Mamata becoming Bengal chief minister: Dikshit
January 9th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Describing the political violence in West Bengal as "saddening" and not "acceptable", Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday claimed that the Left Front government has seemingly "lost ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh to hold partyless local bodies polls
June 18th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 18 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Friday decided to hold the much-awaited local bodies elections on a partyless basis -- a move which has all the state's opposition parties ... Read more...
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Assembly polls should be held immediately: Mamata (Second lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday called for immediate assembly polls in West Bengal, saying the Left Front government had lost the right to continue in power ... Read more...
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Left has lost right to govern Bengal: Mamata
June 2nd, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The Left Front has lost the right to rule West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday, after her party came on top in municipal elections ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb scoffs at Mamata’s claim of advancing polls
May 16th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Scoffing at Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee's claim that the West Bengal assembly polls would be advanced to October, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday said only the ... Read more...
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West Bengal poll may be advanced to October: Mamata
May 13th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday claimed that the West Bengal assembly polls due next year may be advanced to October if her party ... Read more...
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‘Old pal’ Blair tries to boost Brown’s election victory chances
March 31st, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 31 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who is struggling in Exit Polls ahead of the elections, has called up his old "pal" to boost his fading chances at ... Read more...
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Campaigning ends for fifth phase of Jharkhand polls
December 16th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 16 (IANS) Campaigning for the fifth and final phase of polls to Jharkhand assembly ended Wednesday as 16 constituencies in the Maoist strongholds go to the hustings Friday amid ... Read more...
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Tight security for fourth phase of Jharkhand polls Saturday
December 11th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 11 (IANS) Security has been enhanced for the fourth phase of Jharkhand assembly elections Saturday as all the 14 seats that go to the hustings are in areas where the ... Read more...
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